Everything is done with native tools except for drawing the curves along the cut edges.
How to not cut floor in sketchup when in view.
Although it can be distracting this doesn t cause any actual damage to your model.
Unlike section cuts this method requires editing components so i ll show you how to manage that with copies of the components and the use of layers.
Now that the model is cut at the right spot it s time to export it to autocad.
If the cut is a floor plan you d select top down view in the camera menu.
I hid the section plane to export a clear image as to not have the gray haze over everything.
This is a known issue called camera clipping plane.
You don t need to export to dwg format.
The reason clipping happens is due to perspective.
You can then get real close and personal with the.
As you get in close in proportion to the models dimensions su cannot resolve the angularity like our eyes can and clips what it cannot draw.
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Example here profile view of a cut of a floor plan 4.
Be sure the cut plane passes through you family.
To solve this problem turn off perspective view.
Play with the view range of you 2nd floor or attic view.
This video demonstrates how to create a cutaway view in sketchup.
Just like in a plan view everything on one side of the slice is visible and everything on the other side is hidden.
When i zoom in on my model at a certain enlargement parts of the model appear to be cut away.
I am very sketchup savvy but this is driving me crazy.
And with the most recent update sketcup 2013 i have noticed an extremely annoying bug feature that in some cases has prevented me from doing work.
Your view should be set to one that shows the model in a head on orientation and make sure the camera is set to parallel projection.
Not to be confused with sections a sectional view or section is a from the side two dimensional nonperspectival view of an object or space.
Clipped or missing faces situation.
I am having a similar issue.
I am dealing with a very complex model and have taken a single section cut.
I work with sketchup quite often to make 3d graphics for use in aftereffects photoshop etc.
You are orbiting around your model and you see an effect that looks like a section plane attached to your view at a fixed distance.
You make a section by cutting an imaginary vertical slice through your model.
You can insert a sketchup model directly into a revit fam.